2015–16 American Eagles women's basketball team

2015–16 American Eagles women's basketball
Conference Patriot League
2015–16 record 8–23 (5–13 Patriot)
Head coach Megan Gebbia (3rd season)
Assistant coach Tiffany Coll
Assistant coach Nikki Flores
Assistant coach Emily Stallings
Home arena Bender Arena
2015–16 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Army 17 1   .944     29 3   .906
Bucknell 17 1   .944     25 8   .758
Loyola (MD) 11 7   .611     16 16   .500
Lehigh 10 8   .556     18 13   .581
Holy Cross 10 8   .556     13 17   .433
Navy 9 9   .500     15 15   .500
American 5 13   .278     8 23   .258
Colgate 4 14   .222     7 23   .233
Lafayette 4 14   .222     6 23   .207
Boston University 3 15   .167     3 27   .100
2016 Patriot League Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 American Eagles women's basketball team represented American University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third year head coach Megan Gebbia, played their home games at Bender Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 8–23, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Women's Tournament where they lost to Bucknell.

Roster

2015–16 American Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Henley, AshaAsha Henley (W) 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Blake Silver Spring, Maryland
G 2 DuBose, BriannaBrianna DuBose (I)  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Bishop McNamara
VCU
Bowie, Maryland
G 3 Lewis, KaitlynKaitlyn Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr North Pocono Scranton, Pennsylvania
G 4 Kinneston, EmilyEmily Kinneston 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Champlain Valley Union Shelburne, Vermont
F 10 Crisler, LaurenLauren Crisler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr North Penn North Wales, Pennsylvania
F 12 Holmes, MichelleMichelle Holmes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Notre Dame Academy Toledo, Ohio
F 13 Nieuwenhuizen, MichaelaMichaela Nieuwenhuizen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr The Peddie School Strathroy, ON
F 14 Liddane, MariaMaria Liddane 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Grosse Point North Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan
G/F 20 Light, JordanJordan Light 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Good Counsel Vienna, Virginia
G 21 Bond, KateKate Bond 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Mount St. Mary Norman, Oklahoma
G 23 Koskimies, ElinaElina Koskimies 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Makelanrinne Sports High Helsinki, Finland
F 25 Chaney, IoIo Chaney (I)  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So St. Vincent Pallotti
Norfolk State
Bowie, Maryland
G 32 Booth, AriAri Booth 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Pflugerville Pflugerville, Texas
F 33 Harris, MichaelMichael Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Abington Abington, Pennsylvania
F 44 Carl, CecilyCecily Carl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Mechanicsburg Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season

11/13/2015*
7:00 PM
at Princeton L 34–72  0–1
Jadwin Gymnasium (864)
Princeton, New Jersey

11/17/2015*
7:00 PM
at No. 22 George Washington L 48–78  0–2
Charles E. Smith Center (785)
Washington, D.C.

11/19/2015*
7:00 PM
Hofstra L 51–60  0–3
Bender Arena (307)
Washington, D.C.

11/22/2015*
7:00 PM
Elon L 54–62  0–4
Bender Arena (240)
Washington, D.C.

11/25/2015*
5:00 PM
at William & Mary L 51–62  0–5
Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, Virginia

11/29/2015*
2:00 PM
Wake Forest L 70–71  0–6
Bender Arena (268)
Washington, D.C.

12/02/2015*
7:00 PM
at UMBC L 46–47  0–7
Retriever Activities Center (467)
Catonsville, Maryland

12/05/2015*
7:00 PM
at James Madison L 45–74  0–8
JMU Convocation Center (2,718)
Harrisonburg, Virginia

12/17/2015*
7:00 PM
at Dartmouth W 45–41  1–8
Leede Arena (428)
Hanover, New Hampshire

12/20/2015*
5:30 PM
Manhattan W 52–48  2–8
Bender Arena (203)
Washington, D.C.

12/22/2015*
2:00 PM
at Pittsburgh L 58–76  2–9
Peterson Events Center (605)
Pittsburgh
Patriot League regular season

12/30/2015
4:30 PM
at Loyola (MD) L 46–52  2–10 (0–1)
Reitz Arena (787)
Baltimore

01/02/2016
4:00 PM
at Colgate W 49–37  3–10 (1–1)
Cotterell Court (449)
Hamilton, New York

01/06/2016
7:00 PM
Bucknell L 60–66  3–11 (1–2)
Bender Arena (165)
Washington, D.C.

01/09/2016
2:00 PM
at Lehigh W 59–55  4–11 (2–2)
Stabler Arena (694)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

01/13/2016
7:00 PM
at Boston University L 59–63  4–12 (2–3)
Case Gym (159)
Boston

01/16/2016
2:00 PM
Army L 42–52  4–13 (2–4)
Bender Arena (607)
Washington, D.C.

01/20/2016
7:00 PM
Lafayette L 51–60  4–14 (2–5)
Bender Arena (160)
Washington, D.C.

01/26/2016
7:00 PM
at Holy Cross L 54–59  4–15 (2–6)
Hart Center (889)
Worcester, Massachusetts

01/30/2016
2:00 PM
Colgate W 64–56  5–15 (3–6)
Bender Arena (244)
Washington, D.C.

02/03/2016
7:00 PM
at Bucknell L 54–60 OT 5–16 (3–7)
Sojka Pavilion (523)
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

02/06/2016
2:00 PM
Lehigh L 52–61  5–17 (3–8)
Bender Arena (353)
Washington, D.C.

02/10/2016
7:00 PM
Boston University W 79–33  6–17 (4–8)
Bender Arena (311)
Washington, D.C.

02/13/2016
3:00 PM
Army L 51–87  6–18 (4–9)
Christl Arena (937)
West Point, New York

02/17/2016
7:00 PM
at Lafayette L 49–63  6–19 (4–10)
Kirby Sports Center (344)
Easton, Pennsylvania

02/20/2016
2:00 PM
Holy Cross L 50–59  6–20 (4–11)
Bender Arena (298)
Washington, D.C.

02/24/2016
7:00 PM
at Navy L 52–65  6–21 (4–12)
Alumni Hall (1,015)
Annapolis, Maryland

02/27/2016
4:00 PM
Loyola (MD) L 50–55  6–22 (4–13)
Bender Arena (316)
Washington, D.C.

03/02/2016
7:00 PM
Navy W 61–56  7–22 (5–13)
Bender Arena (183)
Washington, D.C.
Patriot League Women's Tournament

03/05/2016
2:00 PM
Boston University
First Round
W 61–53  8–22
Bender Arena (177)
Washington, D.C.

03/07/2016
7:00 PM
at Bucknell
Quarterfinals
L 65–73  8–23
Sojka Pavilion 
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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